CHAMPS Fort Lauderdale 2026 Closes the Series’ Annual Calendar

CHAMPS Trade Shows will return to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 17–19, 2026. The organizer identifies the Broward County Convention Center edition as its final show of the year.

The Florida edition at a glance

The official event page gives the venue address as 1950 Eisenhower Boulevard. Its local opening times vary by day:

• Tuesday, November 17: 1 p.m.–7 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 18: 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
• Thursday, November 19: 11 a.m.–4:20 p.m.

The page also links a floor map for this edition. A three-day date range therefore does not mean three identical days: the first begins in the afternoon, while the final day ends earlier than the other two.

Glass art and specialty retail within the same series

CHAMPS describes itself on its series website as a business-to-business exhibition operating since 1999. Its listed participants include glass artists and inventors as well as manufacturers and distributors. Clothing, hand-blown glass and specialty gifts appear within its wider counterculture exhibition categories.

For readers following trade events, that mix helps explain why CHAMPS does not fit neatly into a single product label. Craft and design sit alongside manufactured goods, and the show’s stated audience spans several specialist retail formats. Those distinctions matter when interpreting later reports about what was displayed.

A year-end event, with results still to come

Fort Lauderdale’s position at the end of the series calendar makes it a useful point for year-end coverage. It is not, on its own, evidence of rising demand or a forecast for 2027. Any conclusions about participation or industry sentiment will require reporting after the event, with organizer figures clearly attributed.

Dates and hours checked on October 25, 2026. Subsequent programme changes should be checked against the edition-specific organizer page.